Try and recall the reasons given in the talk for why climate change should be an integral part of Christian thinking. Ruth writes on her website that she ‘long(s) to see the culture of the Church change so that caring for God’s earth becomes an integral part of church life, rather than an optional extra.

  • Where would you say you are on the spectrum of integral to optional?
  • You may wish to discuss the observation that some Christians argue that ‘saving souls’ matters to God more than ‘saving the planet’.